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Tube worker tells International Business Times UK Central Line is most at risk from asbestos.

Ailing Robin Gibb got injured, when a plasma TV fell off a wall in his home and hit him on the head.

To dismay of Indian cricket fans, all-rounder Yuvraj Singh, the Player of the Tournament at the 2011 World Cup, has been diagnosed with malignant cancer.

Researchers and orthopedic consultants from the University of Bristol have found that patients with implants could face increased risk of cancer and certain other genetic damage.

Robin Gibb, of popular music group "Bee Gees", has said he is recovering well from the colon cancer that led to his hospitalisation in 2011.

Award-winning American stage and film actor Ben Gazzara, famous for his tough-guy attitude and gruff voice, passed away on Friday. Gazzara, 81, died at the Bellevue Hospital Center in Manhattan, New York, of pancreatic cancer.

Stars who rocked the shaved-head look and those who got it outrageously wrong

Chronicle, Project X and Don't Go Into The Woods among crop of films that may be surprise hits of 2012.

Police issue official security warning as rhino horns increase in value.

israeli researchers call for doctors to recommend medical marijuana earlier in treatment for people with cancer.

YouTube users decide which questions will be raised during White House social media initiatve.

Surgeons have been alerted by Nuffield Hospital about cancer risk arising from the German breast implants.

Researchers from the University of California, Davis, in association with colleagues from the Western Regional Research Center of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, have discovered that walnuts in an individual's diet can slow the growth of tumors.

A new study raises hope for simpler genetic tests to diagnose and treat inherited prostate cancer in young males.

An experimental drug by German drug maker Bayer and Onyx Pharmaceutical Inc has improved the overall survival by 29 percent in patients suffering from colorectal cancer, who have run out of standard treatment options.

A new study shows elimination of tumor by freezing it can increase life expectancy of patients suffering from ovarian cancer that has spread to the other parts of the body and cannot be removed surgically.

Teens struggling with smoking addictions have a new gizmo guide to help them get rid of that addiction.

A new study has found that chlorophyll in green vegetables reduces tumors up to a point, but high exposure to cancer causing agents can have just the reverse effect.

The U.S. health regulator has approved British drug maker BTG Plc's intravenous drug Voraxaze to treat harmful chemotherapy side effects relating to kidney failures in cancer patients.

A new report reveals that 45.9 million or almost 20 percent of the adult American population experienced mental illness in the past year, but a majority of them refrained from getting medical help due to lack of insurance coverage.

Joe Paterno was accused of failing to act on allegations over a child abuse case involving one of his assistants. He was fired recently by the Penn State University for the alleged inaction over the issue.

Cynthia Nixon has just unveiled her new look after appearing on the set of Live! With Kelly completely bald.

39 percent of lung cancer patients and 14 percent of colorectal cancer patients were smoking at time of diagnosis, a new study has found.

Figures show that nearly 500 rhinos were killed in South Africa in 2011, and most of the carcasses were found with their horns removed.

Newt sought an "open marriage" arrangement so he could have a mistress and a wife, ABC News quoted ex-Mrs Gingrich as saying.

Police evict anti-war protesters to end 10-year encampment outside Houses of Parliament

The creation super soldier ants helped us to understand more about the evolution of species says Dr Ehab Abouheif

Conservationists in South Africa say ivory poachers killed record 448 rhinos in 2011.

Processed meat can increase risk of cancer by up to 57 per cent, scientists claim.

Hugo Chavez and Middle East have joined together to convey powerful message to US and the West.